>>> THIS FOOTBALL SEASON HAS
BEEN A WILD RIDE FOR FANS.
AND IT’S REALLY JUST GETTING
STARTED.
THE NFL PLAYOFFS BEGIN THIS
WEEKEND WITH WILD CARD MATCHUPS.
THIS MORNING, WE’RE JOINED BY
HALL OF FAME COACH TONY DUNGY,
CURRENTLY A STUDIO ANALYST FOR
NBC’S FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA,
AND AMERICA’S CHART-THROB
HIMSELF, NBC NEWS NATIONAL
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT STEVE
KORNACKI.
GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.
NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
>> TONY, LET’S START WITH YOU
BECAUSE THE SEASON IS LIKE NO
OTHER.
WE’RE GOING TO SEE PLAYERS
MISSING FROM TEAMS.
A HEAD COACH IS OUT BECAUSE OF
COVID.
HOW ARE THESE PLAYOFFS GOING TO
LOOK DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE’RE
USED TO SEEING?
>> IT’S ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BE
DIFFERENT.
AS YOU SAY, WE HAVE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS WHERE WE KNEW
AHEAD OF TIME A COACH WASN’T
GOING TO BE WITH HIS TEAM.
AND WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD HOME
FIELD ADVANTAGE.
TEAMS HAVE FOUGHT SO HARD ALL
YEAR FOR THE RIGHT TO PLAY AT
HOME.
BUT NOW, IT’S NOT THAT BIG AN
ADVANTAGE BECAUSE MANY STADIUMS
AREN’T GOING TO HAVE FANS AT
ALL.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT TO SEE
HOW IT TURNS OUT.
>> TONY, YOU’RE COVERING
TOMORROW’S BIG GAME BETWEEN
TAMPA BAY AND WASHINGTON,
ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU WERE A
FORMER COACH FOR THE BUCCANEERS,
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING?
>> WELL, I LIVE HERE IN TAMPA,
AND EVER SINCE TOM BRADY SIGNED
WITH THE BUCCANEERS, THE CITY
HAS JUST GONE CRAZY.
AND THE EXPECTATIONS WERE, HEY,
WE’RE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL.
SO THAT’S WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE
FROM TOM BRADY, THAT GREAT
PLAYER WHO IS GOING TO LEAD ONE
TEAM AS FAR AS THEY CAN GO.
THAT WAS THE EXPECTATION.
WASHINGTON, ON THE OTHER HAND,
DIDN’T HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
IT WAS THE TEAM NOBODY THOUGHT
WOULD BE HERE.
STEVE WAS TRACKING THEIR
PROGRESS, THEIR CHANCES.
AND IT WAS SLIM.
AND THEN IT GOT A LITTLE BIGGER
AND BIGGER AND BIGGER.
AND NOW THEY’RE HERE.
SO IT’S THE UNDERDOG VERSUS THE
PRESUMED CHAMPION.
IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT TO WATCH.
>> COACH, WE’RE GOING TO BRING
IN YOUR STUDIO MATE, MR. STEVE
KORNACKI, BECAUSE HE’S BECOME
PART OF YOUR TEAM.
THIS IS GREAT.
WE HAVE TWO OF THE SEXIEST MEN
IN FOOTBALL ON TODAY.
THAT’S PRETTY EXCITING.
STEVE, YOU’RE AT THE BIG BOARD.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS
ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO MAKE IT TO
THE SUPER BOWL.
WHAT CALCULATIONS DO YOU HAVE?
>> YEAH, OUR FRIENDS AT PRO
FOOTBALL FOCUS HAVE BEEN GIVING
US ALL THE NUMBERS IN THE RACE
TO THE PLAYOFF.
HERE’S THE RACE TO THE SUPER
BOWL.
START WITH THE AFC, YOU HAVE THE
TEAMS SEEDED ONE TO SEVEN.
GOING TO SHOW YOU THE
PROBABILITY OF THESE TEAMS
MAKING IT TO THE SUPER BOWL, NOT
WINNING THE SUPER BOWL, BUT
GETTING THERE.
GETTING TO PLAY FOR THE SUPER
BOWL.
YOU CAN SEE THE HUGE DIFFERENCE
THERE BETWEEN KANSAS CITY, THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION, AND
EVERYBODY ELSE.
OF COURSE, THE PLAYOFFS ARE A
LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
SEVEN TEAMS PER CONFERENCE FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
ONLY ONE TEAM GETS THAT FIRST
ROUND BYE.
THAT IS THE CHIEFS.
ALL SIX OF THESE TEAMS HERE
BELOW THEM ARE GOING TO PLAY
THIS WEEKEND.
I THINK THE OTHER THING YOU
NOTICE IS THOSE CHANCES OF
MAKING THE SUPER BOWL.
THEY DON’T NECESSARILY GO IN
ORDER BY SEED.
CHECK OUT BALTIMORE, SITTING
THERE IN THE FIFTH SEED.
THEY’RE GOING TO PLAY AT
TENNESSEE THIS WEEKEND.
BALTIMORE WITH A DOUBLE-DIGIT
SUPER BOWL SHOT HERE.
THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING SO WELL
DOWN THE STRETCH.
FIVE-GAME WINNING STREAK TO
CLOSE OUT THE SEASON.
A LOT OF FOLKS SAYING THEY
WOULDN’T WANT TO PLAY THE
RAVENS.
THE RAVENS, WHEN YOU GET OUTSIDE
THE KANSAS CITY, BUFFALO, THE
TOP SHOT IN THE AFC TO MAKE THE
SUPER BOWL.
LOOK AT THE NFC SIDE.
GREEN BAY WITH A BYE.
LET’S CHECK OUT THE ODDS FOR
EVERYBODY ELSE.
YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT
TOMORROW’S GAME.
LOOK AT THIS GAP.
WASHINGTON’S THE HOME TEAM.
1% CHANCE OF MAKING IT.
TAMPA’S ON THE ROAD, 17%.
THIS IS A 7-9 TEAM, WASHINGTON,
MAKING THE PLAYOFFS.
TAMPA BAY, 11-5.
TOM BRADY, YOU WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT IT.
TAMPA WITH A REAL SHOT.
THE ANALYTICS MODEL NOT TOO
FAUBDFOND
OF WASHINGTON.
ONE FINAL POINT, YOU MENTIONED
THE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE.
NORMALLY THAT’S WORTH 2 1/2
POINTS.
BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE EMPTY
STADIUMS.
JUST A SINGLE POINT.
>> STEVE, PLACING MY BETS BASED
ON THIS INFORMATION.
I ALSO AM CURIOUS BECAUSE THE
BIGGER PAYOFF COULD BE THE
MEGAMILLIONS JACKPOT WHICH IS
BACK TONIGHT.
IT’S REACHED $510 MILLION, BUT
WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF WINNING
THAT?
>> ABOUT HALF A BILLION DOLLAR
JACKPOT, AND YOUR CHANCES OF
WINNING IT ARE 1 IN 302 MILLION.
>> YOU’RE SAYING THERE’S A
CHANCE.
>> CONSLASHZ PRIZEOLATION PRIZE,
WANT JUST A MILLION, 1 IN 10
MILLION.
I LOOKED UP ONE OTHER NUMBER,
YOUR ODDS OF GETTING HIT BY
LIGHTNING, THEY ARE 1 IN
500,000.
SO
DID THAT STOP ME FROM GETTING A
TICKET?
NO.
>> WE WANTED TO FIGURE OUT HOW
MANY KHAKIS YOU COULD BUY WITH
THOSE WINNINGS.
BY OUR KHAKI-LATIONS, YOU COULD
BUY 13,421,052 PAIRS.
>> I GOT THE THREE I NEED.
I’M ALL SET.
>> THE THREE YOU NEED.
>> YOU ALWAYS NEED A SPARE.
>> SO FUNNY.
>> POOR TONY, WE MADE HIM SIT
THROUGH THIS.
GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE’LL BE WATCHING THIS WEEKEND.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, COACH DUNGY.
>> DON’T FORGET, TOMORROW ON
NBC, THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
TAKE ON THE WASHINGTON FOOTBALL
TEAM.
WHY AM I READING THIS?
AL, THIS IS YOUR THING.
>> WE LIKE TO SPREAD IT AROUND.
>> THEN, COMING UP ON SUNDAY AT
7:30, IT’S BROWNS/STEELERS,
GOING INTO HEINZ STADIUM.
WEATHER LOOKS GOOD.
IT’S ALL COMING UP THIS WEEKEND